1937 - Convention Report

              TWENTIETH PROVINCIAL CONVENTION 3C
Through all the work of the Branches runs the true spirit of the W. I.
energy, courage and enterprise are shown in all their endeavors.
Money has been raised by the usual methods— card parties, dances, teas,
lunches and suppers, raffles of quilts, handwork, Christmas cakes, rummage
sales, plays ( a ladies' minstrel show), bazaars, talent money, sale of Christmas
cards, and at the regular meetings, white elephants, grab bags, surprise packets,
draws, mystery parcels, etc., etc.
Worthy of special mention are the beautiful musical and elocution programs
provided for the entertainment of delegates at the Constituency Conferences and
the District Conference.
A golden wedding tableau in honor of a valued W. I. member, Mrs. Scott,
of Bashaw, was enacted at Bashaw Conference by her three great grandchildren,
Lynn, Douglas and Billie, ages 2y 2 , 3 and 4 years. It was beautiful.
Two Branches, Thorhild and Paradise Valley, are corresponding with English
Institutes.
An enthusiastic two- day District Conference was held in April, 1936, the
only criticism of which, was, that it was too short.
For the first time the Girls' Clubs of District No. 2 joined with the Institutes,
holding one separate session under their Director, Miss Kay Fulcher, and later
taking part in the joint Conference.
Outstanding speakers were: Mrs. j . P. Ferguson, Provincial President;
Mr. G. F. McNally, Deputy Minister of Education; Mr. Macalister, of the
Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and Dr. Scharff, of the Alberta Dental
Health Council.
A special feature of the evening session, a futurist play, " Sugar," period
2CO0 A. D., under the direction of Mrs. Macgregor Smith, was a huge success.
The closing event was the luncheon in the Palm Room of the Hudson's Bay
Store, with Mrs. A. H . Rogers as guest speaker.
Later, Mrs. J. P. Ferguson, in a beautifully worded address, gave honor to
Mrs. Rogers, presenting her with a special Institute pin awarded by the Feder­ated
Women's Institute of Canada, and emblematic of her life membership in
the F. W. I. C.
It was an impressive ceremony and District No. 2 is proud to have Mrs.
Rogers as one of its members, the second to receive this distinction.
In closing, I wish to express my sincere thanks for the splendid spirit of
co- operation yon have shown throughout my term of office, and for the friend­ship,
loyalty and hospitality received as your Director.
It is with a deep feeling of trust in you that I pass over the care of District
No. 2 to my successor, hoping she will find as much joy in her contacts with
you as I have done.
F I N A N C I A L REPORT
Balance, May, 1935
Dues Collected, May, 1935,
to April, " 1937
Bank Interest
Receipts
.$ 22.99
Expendture
District Conference, 1936 -...$ 47.14
Balance on Hand $ 36.63
60.00
.78
Total .$ 83.77 Total .$ 83.77
Alberta Sugar Bowls of the Prairies - Raymond - Picture Butte